Platform dependent replacement of digital content asset components

• US 8,307,361 B2
• Filed: 12/10/2008
• Issued: 11/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Zalewski, Gary
• Primary Examiner(s): Coleman, Eric
• Application Number:
  US12/331,918
• Publication Number:
  US 20100146502A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,427 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 718/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/10 Control of the course of the game, e.g. start, progess, end
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/73 Authorising game programs or game devices, e.g. checking authenticity
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/201 Playing authorisation given at platform level
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6081 generating an output signal, e.g. under timing constraints, for spatialization
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57

Abstract

Systems and methods provide an operation of digital content assemblages such as video games with a digital processor so as to control platform dependent replacement of digital asset components. In a video game package operated on a first platform, the video game includes one or more first digital asset components such musical and/or graphical works. Platform association data is accessed to evaluate an association between the first digital asset component and the first platform. The platform association data is checked for a concurrence between the platform association data and platform data. A second digital asset component is substituted for the first digital asset component in accordance with the check of the platform association data to permit the operating of the digital content assemblage with the second digital asset component as a replacement for the first digital asset component.

Claims

1. A method of operating a digital content assemblage with a digital processor for controlling platform dependent replacement of digital asset components, the method comprising:

operating a digital content assemblage with a platform, wherein the digital content assemblage comprises a number of digital asset components, the digital asset components including a first and a second digital asset component;

accessing platform association data, the platform association data comprising an association between the first digital asset component and a second platform, wherein the platform association data characterizes whether the first digital asset component may operate on the second platform;

dynamically checking with the digital processor the platform association data for a concurrence of compatibility between the platform association data and the platform for operating the first digital asset component; and

substituting amongst an aggregation of the number of digital asset components the second digital asset component for the first digital asset component in accordance with the checking to permit the second digital asset component to operate as a replacement for the first digital asset component.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the number of digital asset components comprises digital entertainment software.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the digital entertainment software comprises a video game.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the first digital asset component comprises a digital audio work.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein first digital asset component comprises a digital graphic work.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein operating the digital content assemblage with the platform comprises an emulation of a second platform.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the substituting comprises utilization of the second digital asset component upon confirmation that first characterization data associated with the first digital asset component and second characterization data associated with the second digital asset component correspond.

8. A non-transitory, tangible digital storage medium having stored digital processor control instructions, the digital processor control instructions comprising a method of operating a digital content assemblage with a digital processor for controlling platform dependent replacement of digital asset components, the medium comprising:

processor control instructions to operate the digital content assemblage with a platform, wherein the digital content assemblage comprises a number of digital asset components, the digital asset components including a first and a second digital asset component;

processor control instructions to access platform association data, the first platform association data comprising an association between the first digital asset component and a platform, wherein the platform association data characterizes whether the first digital asset component may operate on the second platform;

processor control instructions to dynamically check with the digital processor the platform association data for a concurrence of compatibility between the platform association data and the platform for operating the first digital asset component; and

processor control instructions to substitute amongst an aggregation of the number of digital asset components the second digital asset component for the first digital asset component in accordance with the checking to permit the second digital asset component to operate as a replacement for the first digital asset component.

9. The digital storage medium of claim 8 wherein the number of digital asset components comprises digital entertainment software.

10. The digital storage medium of claim 9 wherein the digital entertainment software comprises a video game.

11. The digital storage medium of claim 10 wherein the first digital asset component comprises a digital audio work.

12. The digital storage medium of claim 10 wherein first digital asset component comprises a digital graphic work.

13. The digital storage medium of claim 8 wherein the instructions to operate the digital content assemblage with the platform comprises an emulation of a second platform.

14. The digital storage medium of claim 8 wherein the instructions to substitute comprise utilization of the second digital asset component upon confirmation that first characterization data associated with the first digital asset component and second characterization data associated with the second digital asset component correspond.

15. A system for controlling a digital content assemblage with platform dependent replacement of digital asset components, wherein the digital content assemblage comprises a number of digital asset components for operation with a platform, the digital asset components including a first and second digital content asset, the system comprising:

platform association data, the platform association data comprising an association between the first digital asset component and a second platform, wherein the platform association data characterizes whether the first digital asset component may operate on the second platform; and

a second digital asset component for substitution of the first digital asset component in accordance with a check with a digital processor for compatibility of the platform association data with a second platform to permit operation of the digital content assemblage with the second digital asset component as a replacement for the first digital asset component when operating the digital content assemblage with the second platform.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the number of digital asset components comprises digital entertainment software.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein the digital entertainment software comprises a video game.

18. The system of claim 15 wherein the digital content assemblage comprises a video game.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the first digital asset component comprises a digital audio work.

20. The system of claim 18 wherein first digital asset component comprises a digital graphic work.

21. The system of claim 18 further comprising an emulator to operate the digital content assemblage with the platform as an emulation of a second platform.

22. The system of claim 18 further comprising first characterization data associated with the first digital asset component and second characterization data associated with the second digital asset component, wherein a correspondence between information of the first characterization data and information of the second characterization data permits the substitution of the second digital asset component for the first digital asset component.